Churchill warns Hitler on gas in bright wartime report
London AP dispatch outlines Churchill's latest war message stressing Britain will respond to any gas attack on its Russian ally. He praises Allied resolve, predicts American and British air power against Germany, and forecasts a second front while warning Japan faces strong resistance and United States help.
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London
Churchill
Germany
Britain
Daily Mail
France
Dunkerque
England
West
Europe
Mili
U S Army Bombers Hit Tokyo Raid Details Released
United States Army bombers attacked Tokyo and surrounding areas in an April raid, targeting military and industrial plants. Reports described large fires that burned for days and casualties running into the thousands as Japanese broadcasts warned of bombing and urged prayer for rain to quell fires.
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Tokyo
United States Army
Japan
War Department
Yokohama
Nagoya
Cnt Itanen
New Forced Savings Plans Proposed in Congress
Congress debates mandatory savings for war funding. Senator George proposes a 5 to 10 percent withholding on wages and dividends while Rep. Gore introduces a tiered deduction starting at 6 percent for $20 to $30 earning individuals, aimed at buying war bonds with the withheld amounts. The plans would cap post tax annual income at $25,000.
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Washington
Congress
George
Senate Finance Committee
Rep
Gore
Tenn
Roosevelt
Treasury
Trapshoot Star Applies For Gunnery Instructor
Hillsboro journalist reports Joseph F. Hiestand 35 year old trapshoot star has applied for a commission as an air corps gunnery instructor. He holds the world record for consecutive broken targets.
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Hillsboro
Joseph F. Hiestand
Air Corps
Hiestand
Stage star Weber dies at 74 in Hollywood
Joseph M. Weber, 74, longtime member of the stage comedy duo Weber and Fields, has died in Hollywood. The entertainer helped shape classic vaudeville and musical theater comedy with partner Fields and was celebrated for his timing and stage presence.
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Hollywood
Joseph M. Weber
Weber and Fields
Ford Company Backs Wage Freezing Plan
Ford Motor Company supports freezing wages for the war period as government controls suspend salary increases. The move drew immediate union opposition as the United Auto Workers council argued living costs rose 13 percent in the last year, eroding real wages for workers.
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Detroit
Ford Mopeed Company
Gies Ovec
CIO
United Auto Workers
Harry H. Bennett
Ford Motor Company
Bennett
Ford
National Ford Council
United States
Doctor Advocates Eye Exam for All Drivers
Dr C C Reid of Denver urged that all license applicants pass a thorough eyesight test including visual field charting. Speaking at the Ohio Osteopathic Association convention he said faulty vision, especially constricted vision, causes a large share of automobile accidents.
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Columbus
Ohio Osteopathic Association of Surgeons and Physicians
C. C. Reid
Denver
Colo
Kyger Soldier Killed In Three Story Plunge
Private Homer M. Tate 27 of Kyger plunged to his death from a third floor window at Ft. Thomas Kentucky during weekend training. His mother Mrs. Hugh Tate and two brothers reside at Kyger where his body will be returned for burial.
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Gallipolis
Homer M. Tate
Kyger
Ft. Thomas
Hugh Tate
One Dies Two Injured In Auto Accident In Cambridge
Cambridge report states Myril Inglish, 61, of Freeport, died when his car struck an embankment after the accelerator stuck. His son Lawrence Inglish, 22, was seriously injured and another son Ray Inglish, 32, escaped with cuts and bruises in a Sunday night crash.
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Cambridge
Myril Inglish
Freeport
Lawrence Ingish
Ray
McNamee Rites Tuesday in New York
Funeral services for Graham McNamee a 53 year old veteran radio announcer who died Saturday night will be held here tomorrow at 2 p m in New York on the local date and time context of the obituary style report.
Hollywood Colonel Zanuck Arrives in London on Mission
Col. Darryl Zanuck of Hollywood arrived in London for a military mission, officials announced today.
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London
Col
Darryl Zanuck
Hollywood
Warn Lake Captains of Coast Artillery Practice
Sault Ste. Marie district warns lake shipping captains and fishermen of anti aircraft artillery practice starting tomorrow through June 11. A danger area will extend east from Agawa Point to Corbeil Point in Ontario and west into Lake Superior 19 to 22 miles.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Coast Artillery
Lake Superior
Agawa Point
Ont
Corbeil Point
Miners Return to Willow Grove Mine After Fight
A 700 miner strike at Willow Grove coal mine ended last night after a water bucket altercation escalated. Officials say a foreman struck a man with a lantern during the melee. four men were discharged and the others returned to work.
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NEFFS
Willow Grove
Youth Admits Train Holdup In War Materials Scene
A 20 year old youth admitted firing at an engineer during an attempt to halt a train carrying war materials. Engineer F J Becker, 53, was wounded in the head but expected to recover. The suspect’s motive cited sympathy for Germans. case to be sent to the FBI.
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Elyria
New York Central Railroad
F. J. Becker
G. W. Taylor
Taylor
Carl B. Finegan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Plan to sell autos now for postwar delivery
NEW ORLEANS four A plan to sell automobiles now for postwar delivery was advanced by Dr. Rolf Nugent of Washington chief of the automobile rationing branch at the office of price administration. The scheme envisions salesmen taking orders finance companies handling deals and advertising agencies urging purchases to secure priority on peace time production.
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New Orleans
Rolf Nugent
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Volcano Erupts Near Tokyo Largest Japanese Volcanos Violently
Asama-Yama, Japan’s most treacherous volcano, erupts with violent force about 100 miles northwest of Tokyo. Reports from Berlin and Brussels radio describe the eruption as the worst in years, with ash blanketing the countryside. The volcano’s deadly history includes a catastrophic 88 day eruption in 1783 that killed thousands.
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London
Asama-Yama
Japan
Tokyo
Berlin Radio
Brussels
Photographic Scoop Highlights Coral Sea Battle Photos
Photographs from the Coral Sea show 500 planes in action near North Queensland as American bombers return to base. Norman Stockton, the war correspondent quoted by Melbourne radio, describes carriers, torpedo bombers and dramatic images of Japanese ships and doomed carriers in clear blue seas.
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San Francisco
Coral Sea
Emanens
Melbourne
Norman Stockton
Queensland
Heid
CBS
Stockton
Ieee
Malta Governor Sworn In Amid Axis Raid
Lord Gort was sworn in as governor and commander in chief of Malta yesterday amid bombing and machine gun fire. He took the oath in a bomb scarred building as RAF fighters fought Axis raiders over the island. The chief justice administering the oath had minor injuries from a bomb blast moments earlier.
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Valletta
Malta
Lord Gort
Imperial General Staff
Aged Falls Township Woman Dies Monday
Irene C Craie 84 widow of Thomas Craie died Monday at her daughter’s home in Falls Township. She leaves sister Mrs John Lohr and brother Wesley Parton. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 at Logan Church of Nazarene with Shaw Cemetery burial.
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LOGAN
Irene C. Craie
Thomas Craie
Cecil Schultz
Falls Township
John Lohr
Wesley Parton
Guysville
Logan Church of Nazarene
Shaw Cemetery
Agriculture Head Says Youths Willing to Farm
Columbus report quotes Agriculture Director John T. Brown saying enough youths will help harvest wheat this summer. He notes youths prefer lighter work but a recruitment campaign at high schools and colleges indicates sufficient labor will be available.
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Columbus
John T. Brown
Three Clevelanders Die in Route 42 Head On Crash
A head on collision on Route 42 north of Lodi killed three Cleveland residents in one car. Victims were Charles A. Breen 20 Misa Coletta O'Boyle 20 and Betty Sifaseon 19.
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Medina
Route
Lodi
Charles A. Breen
Misa Coletta O'Boyle
Betty Sifaseon
Ypll
Cleveland
Coal Rationing Seen Possible
Washington AP report quotes war production chief Donald M. Nelson warning that coal rationing may be needed unless stockpiles are rapidly built up. He urged coal users to store to the limit, citing transportation problems and higher winter consumption that could strain production and distribution.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Ohio Penitentiary War Production Plans Ready
Warden Frank D. Henderson says the Ohio Penitentiary can deploy full night crews for war production if required. He notes inmates have volunteered to work extra hours without pay to support the war effort, ready to operate 24 hours a day with authorization.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Frank D. Henderson
Henderson
Pulitzer Prize Biography Author Forrest Wilson Dies
Forrest Wilson, 59, Weston, a newspaperman, soldier and biographer, died yesterday less than a week after winning the Pulitzer prize for biography for Crusader in Crinoline about Harriett Beecher Stowe. He planned a Madison life study and was born in Warren, Ohio.
Decree Bans All Non-Government Printing in Vichy Zone
In unoccupied France the German authorities in Paris prohibit all non-government printing in the German occupied zone without prior permission from the Nazi newsprint controller. This decree applies to printing activities within Vichy and surrounding areas.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Coral Sea battles lift Allied morale and warn of larger Japanese fleet
Allied reports tally 21 Japanese ships sunk or crippled in the Coral Sea clash and its air operations, with additional submarines and a seaplane tender damaged over the weekend off northeastern Australia. Observers urge caution while noting a likely larger Japanese expedition, as Wavell reshapes Indian forces to meet potential invasion.
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Japan
Australia
United Nations
Allied
Washington
Keith Murdock
Melbourne Herald
Berlin
United States
Louisiade Islands
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Burma-China
Orient
Yunnan
Burma
Tokyo
Chungking
Assam
Athens upholsterer praises daily Messenger ads
Mr Swanson of Athens reports excellent results from his daily Messenger Classified Ad campaign. He says the ads are highly effective and gives a positive endorsement of the advertising method.
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R. C. Wilson
Salt Lake City
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Associated Press
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